Tocumwal railway line, Victoria

Tocumwal
Tocumwal
Overview
Status	Operational; freight-only beyond Shepparton
Owner	VicTrack
Locale	Victoria, Australia
Termini	Tocumwal; Southern Cross;
Service
Services	Craigieburn; Seymour; Shepparton; Upfield;
Operator(s)	Passenger: Metro Trains, V/Line; Freight: Pacific National;
Depot(s)	Southern Cross
History
Opened	1860
Technical
Line length	251.4 km (156.2 mi)
Number of tracks	1 (between Tocumwal and Seymour); 2 (between Seymour and Southern Cross);
Track gauge	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Electrification	1500 V DC overhead between Craigieburn and Southern Cross
Signalling	Automatic block from Southern Cross to Craigieburn; Double line block to Seymour; Train order to Tocumwal;
Route map
	Multiple lines
	via Richmond or Jolimont
	North East SG & Western SG lines
	to Albury, Sydney & Adelaide
	Upfield line
	to Upfield
	Multiple lines
	via Footscray
	Flemington Racecourse line
	to Flemington Racecourse
	North East SG line to Southern Cross
	& Albion–Jacana line to Albion
	Upfield line
	to Flinders Street
	Heathcote line
	to Bendigo
	Mansfield line
	to Mansfield
	North East SG line
	to Albury & Sydney
	Rushworth line
	to Colbinabbin
	Toolamba-Echuca line
	to Echuca
	Katamatite railway line
	to Katamatite
	Picola line
	to Picola
	Cobram line
	to Cobram
	Victoria
	NSW
	Tocumwal line (NSW)
	to Narrandera

The Tocumwal railway line (also known as the Shepparton line) is a 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) gauge railway line in Victoria, Australia. The line runs between the border town of Tocumwal in New South Wales to Southern Cross, Melbourne. The line is utilised by various passenger and freight trains serving the northern suburbs of Melbourne and northern regions of Victoria.

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